Georgia Trend Daily – Nov. 12, 2025
Nov. 12, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
Pro women’s soccer team could be headquartered in Marietta
Hunter Riggall reports that the National Women’s Soccer League has awarded an expansion franchise to Arthur Blank, owner of the Marietta-based Atlanta United MLS club, according to a report in The Athletic. The team will be owned and operated by Blank’s AMB Sports and Entertainment, which also owns Atlanta United, the NFL’s Atlanta Falcons and Mercedes-Benz Stadium, per the report, which cited unnamed sources who spoke on the condition of anonymity.
Nov. 12, 2025 Georgia Trend – Exclusive!
Economic Development Around the State
Christy Simo reports that Georgia has been named the No. 1 state for business by Area Development for the 12th year in a row. During the fiscal year, there were more than 420 facility expansions and new locations, representing more than $26.3 billion in investment, a new record.
Nov. 12, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
More layoffs to hit packaging sector with closure of Atlanta area plant
Amy Wenk reports that Smurfit Westrock, which has its U.S. headquarters in Sandy Springs, will shut down a corrugated food service packaging plant, the company confirmed Tuesday. The plant is located in the city of South Fulton off Fulton Industrial Boulevard, about 15 miles west of downtown Atlanta.
Nov. 12, 2025 Saporta Report
Georgia’s smartest tax strategy also builds tomorrow’s workforce
Alfredo Ortiz reports that Georgia businesses are constantly seeking ways to reduce their tax burden, strengthen their workforce, and invest in long-term economic growth. Georgia’s new foster care tax credit delivers on all three.
Nov. 12, 2025 The Brunswick News
County must redraw plans for filling in beach slough
Michael Hall reports that Glynn County’s plans to fill in a tidal slough on the St. Simons Island beach will take a little longer than anticipated to complete. The project was originally slated to be discussed for potential approval by the state’s Coastal Marshlands Protection Committee on Friday, one of multiple approvals needed for the project to move forward.
Nov. 12, 2025 Macon Telegraph
Journalism leader, owner of The Telegraph honored with historical marker in Macon
Jesse Fraga reports, the song “Hail to the Chief” used to play up the elevator to the office of Peyton Anderson Jr., publisher and owner of the Macon Telegraph and Macon News, in the typewriter days of the mid-1900s. Dr. R. Reid Hanson laughed about that memory of his late grandpa Anderson, after dedicating a permanent historical plaque to him Monday afternoon in downtown Macon.
Nov. 12, 2025 Valdosta Daily Times
SGMC Health’s Dr. Joseph Hayes honored with ACP Georgia Chapter Early Career Physician Award
Staff reports that Joseph Hayes, MD, designated institutional official and internal medicine residency teaching clinic medical director at SGMC Health, was honored with the Early Career Physician Award by the American College of Physicians (ACP) Georgia Chapter. The award was presented at the annual ACP Georgia Conference held on Oct. 25 in Atlanta.
Nov. 12, 2025 State Affairs
Partial SNAP funding fuels hopes of food relief in Georgia
Beau Evans reports, partial funding for low-income food assistance is set to resume Tuesday in Georgia amid the ongoing federal government shutdown that paused benefits earlier this month. More than 1.4 million residents receiving benefits from the Supplemental Food Assistance Program will begin receiving 65% of their monthly SNAP allotment as of Nov. 11, according to officials with the Georgia Department of Human Services in charge of local SNAP funding.
Nov. 12, 2025 Marietta Daily Journal
Nathan Deal calls for civility, bipartisanship
Staff reports that former Gov. Nathan Deal urged local, state and national lawmakers to make a turn toward bipartisanship in a talk to the Cobb Chamber of Commerce this week. In a fireside chat with Jay Cunningham, president and CEO Superior Plumbing, Deal reflected on the growing polarization from both sides of the political aisle, saying today’s elected officials often lack the governing experience that was once mandatory in politics.
Nov. 12, 2025 Georgia Recorder
Emboldened by statewide wins, Democrats see chance to compete in northeast Georgia House district
Alander Rocha reports that Democratic challenger focused on health care and housing and a local Republican business owner have officially qualified to compete in a special election to fill a vacant House seat in northeast Georgia. Republican Mack “Dutch” Guest IV and Democrat Eric Gisler are on the ballot for the House District 121 special election on Tuesday, Dec. 9.
Nov. 12, 2025 Capitol Beat News
U.S. Senate plan to reopen government could throttle a booming new industry
Ty Tagami reports, if Congress ultimately approves the legislation that the U.S. Senate adopted Monday to end the government shutdown, it could throttle the multibillion dollar hemp consumables industry. A provision tucked into the nearly 400-page appropriations bill would close what critics consider a loophole in a 2018 federal law that legalized the sale and use of tetrahydrocannabinol, or THC, from the hemp plant.
Nov. 12, 2025 Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Veterans Day ad highlights Republican discord in Georgia’s US Senate race
Greg Bluestein, Tia Mitchell, Patricia Murphy and Adam Beam report, so much for the calls for Republican unity in the race to take on Democratic U.S. Sen. Jon Ossoff. There’s a long history of Veterans Day–themed attacks in American politics, usually drawing contrasts between a candidate who served in uniform and one who didn’t. But that’s not what happened on Tuesday.
